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Apparently, instead of just withholding gifts from naughty kids, Santa puts them up on eBay so the kids know exactly what they're not getting.
Brian2Brian
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Billy recommends Dojo Restaurant in the West Village
I think this—lots of food for cheap—is the one he is talking about because the other one has veggie tofu stuff you can get in California, and why would Billy send you there?
14 West 4th St
(between Broadway and Mercer Street)
New York, NY 10012
+1 212 505 8934
The Fry's Electronics of Singapore
Mustafa Centre, the Fry's Electronics of Singapore has its own hotel, travel agency, currency exchange, grocery store, and cafe where you can order teh halia! The elaborate procedures that seem to guard against fraud by employees as much as customers combined with indifferent customer service also remind me of Fry's.
I also found this Indian perspective interesting. Yes, there are a lot of Indians. The hotel is so that Indians there on business trips can spend their free time shopping for friends and relatives back home. I think Mustafa will be one of the first places I will go shopping once I get my own place in Singapore. It never occurred to me that maybe it's not where American expats spend much time. The cafe staff seemed not to understand "teh halia" with my American accent, so maybe they don't get a lot of us.
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Christmas Carol Challenge
I recently helped my friend Todd with a Christmas carol collection for his work with friends from the Bloomington Community Band of Bloomington, Indiana.
He can probably do these puzzles by now.
Unfortunately, the band doesn't have an arrangement of Weird Al's "The Night Santa Went Crazy," where Santa goes into a drunken rampage, and the only question is if the surviving reindeer (Vixen and Donner) can actually be called lucky after witnessing such a grisly scene.
General Mills responds--four times!
Since I accidentally submitted my complaint to General Mills about the Splenda in Reduced Sugar Cocoa Puffs four times, I got four responses from General Mills. Do they really lack any means to handle multiple submissions? Do they really assign requests round-robin style so that my complaint was routed to four independent people? I hate to question whether these people really exist, but Gmail tagged these responses as spam, and so I didn't discover them immediately.
| Dear Mr. K: Thank you for contacting us regarding your disappointment with Cocoa Puffs reduced sugar cereal and the use of Splenda. As a responsible manufacturer, we strive to produce high quality products. We are thankful that you took the time to share your thoughts.We try to make it as easy as possible for consumers to contact us, which is why we include a phone number, mailing address, and web site on our packages. We appreciate your comments and hope you continue to enjoy our products. Sincerely, Jack Stone | Dear Mr. K: Thank for contacting General Mills regarding Cocoa Puffs reduced sugar cereal. As a responsible manufacturer, we strive to produce high quality products. We provide consumers with a wide variety of unique products from which to choose. Ingredient listings printed on the outside of our product packages provide consumers with an opportunity to know the ingredients used before making a buying decision. We hope this information will be helpful and that you will continue to use and enjoy our products. In keeping with our quality guarantee, an adjustment for your purchase will be sent to the address you provided. Sincerely, Craig Grey |
| Dear Mr. K: Thank you for contacting General Mills regarding your disappointment with Cocoa Puffs reduced sugar cereal. Our goal is to give consumers quality products at a good value. Prior to introducing any product, extensive consumer testing is done. Each product must receive a high rating in our testing program before it goes on the market. An adjustment for your purchase will be sent to your mailing address. We are eager to regain your goodwill and hope you will give us another opportunity to serve you. Thank you again for taking the time to contact us. Sincerely, Gerald Vanberg | Dear Mr. K: Thank you for contacting General Mills regarding your disappointment with Cocoa Puffs reduced sugar cereal. Our goal is to give consumers quality products at a good value. Prior to introducing any product, extensive consumer testing is done. Each product must receive a high rating in our testing program before it goes on the market. We will be mailing you an adjustment for your purchase. It will be mailed to you at the post office address you provided in your e mail. We are eager to regain your goodwill and hope you will give us another opportunity to serve you. Thank you again for taking the time to contact us. Sincerely, Melissa Clooney |